Coffeeshop Bluebird in Nieuwmarkt/Lastage

Coffeeshop Bluebird is one of Amsterdam’s true legends, first opening its doors back in 1982. Since then, it has rightfully earned its place as one of the city’s oldest and most authentic coffeeshops. Stepping inside feels like entering a retro universe of the 1980s — the interior has barely changed over the decades. Stained glass, psychedelic artwork, and a laid-back, hippie-chic vibe create an atmosphere that’s both nostalgic and welcoming. It’s a throwback to a freer, bolder, and more vibrant time. The coffeeshop is spread over two levels: The ground floor features a bar with high stools, drinks, and a small space for a quick smoke. The upstairs lounge is spacious and comfortable, with cozy sofas and large windows offering great views of the street — perfect for kicking back and watching the world go by. There’s also a small outdoor terrace, though rolling on it is not allowed. One of Bluebird’s biggest points of pride is its product selection. You'll find a solid lineup of Afghan hash traditions and the iconic Nepalese Temple balls, long beloved by connoisseurs since the 1990s. The menu also includes space cakes, a variety of drinks, barista-made coffee, free Wi-Fi, and even a Volcano vape station. The friendly, multilingual staff is always happy to help — whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned enthusiast. Bluebird consistently earns high ratings — around 4.2 to 4.5 stars, and it’s frequently featured in top coffeeshop guides, from LillyLikes to the Connoisseur Guide. If you’re looking to do more than just try — if you want to immerse yourself in the real spirit of old Amsterdam — Bluebird is a perfect stop. Unhurried, full of character, and rich with history.

Sad, I've came here every year for 6 years! It's always been my favorite. But today I needed sometime to find my passport and they were really rude and send my outside. They literally looked at me really mad and harshly said "outside!". I guess I will not be coming back

A good friend's favorite coffee shop for years. Completely justified! Great atmosphere.

Cool chill spot for stoner. Friendly service

An unrepeatable and elusive atmosphere, hard to define but at the same time remarkably light. A must visit!

This is my most favourite coffee shop in Amsterdam 🫶 I met many good people and have also worked from there. Very chill

My absolute favorite coffee shop in all of Amsterdam! Good prices, top quality. I can recommend it to everyone.

Nice place, with volcano & bong Super lemon laze 1.2g/€12.5

Google location great menu, especially the hash one crazy stash u got back there, big up to my bud tender Gabo ♡ will come back !

The perfect shop, very cozy with two floors

I used to love to absolutely love this coffeeshop, been going since the mid-‘90’s, however last time I was there, with a friend that never been there before, the staff were the rudest I’ve ever experienced 😞 Most sadly. Rude when I bought some weed (maybe because my friend that doesn’t smoke at all so only bought a drink), but while I was rolling and smoking their product my girlfriend called me (she lives in Thailand) to say goodnight to me, and the aggression from the staff to stop my phone call was so aggressive I will NEVER go there again 🤷 Luckily there are better places to smoke in the beautiful city that is Amsterdam, without asshole staff that can’t be polite to start with. Not that you have to care, but bye bye Bluebird after 30 years of loving the place 🤷

Relaxing place, good vibe, friendly staff and customers, good prices and also good coffee

I love this place. The staff is very kind and thoughtful. I spent some time here with a friend and also alone doing some creative journaling/crafting. The music is nice. Really enjoyed the vibe and will definitely come back when I‘m in the city again! I enjoyed the fresh ginger tea and was very pleased to see the prices for beverages, not overpriced! The toilets were also mostly clean, that’s great! Thanks to all the staff for your service and making me feel comfortable!

🇧🇪a great experience, see you next time! Quality product, pleasant setting!!

Among many this was my favorite.

This is the best coffee shop in Amsterdam. Great prices, facilities and staff. Everyone is supe friendly and welcoming. Plus the vibes are perfect. Im gonna miss this place back home

Yummy pancakes!!! Smoke and eat 😋

Lovely staff and great atmosphere. Everyone was very friendly and kind. Bluebird has actually been going for over 20 years, and they have moved to a new venue. It looks incredibly fresh. Staff are very knowledgeable.

My friend and I shared a “Space Muffin” and experienced an unexpectedly strong effect. Our entire day was lost. We don’t know the exact THC dosage, but it definitely didn’t feel normal. Despite telling the staff multiple times that we had no experience with THC, we were given the muffin without any particular warning. Please be careful! If you’re not used to it, make sure to research beforehand. It’s not worth spending an entire day feeling unwell. If you really want to try it, start with a very small amount and see how it affects you. Enjoy Amsterdam responsibly!

As you know, it's an affordable place for smoke. Freshly squeezed juice, coffee etc.

Highly recommended! Very comfortable and well ventilated. Prices okay.

such a cute a quaint place right near a lot of nice breakfast places (lagom, ny bagel) Honestly went to a lot of shops and these prerolls (pure) have been the bEST and very consistent. Lovely relaxing place and their rose hip tea and vanilla cappuccino is amazing.

Best coffee shop in Amsterdam. If you like chill places this is the spot for you I cannot explain with words how cozy it felt

Favorite place to go, no extra special strains but the best local ones for the best prices. Comfortable atmosphere and the best and nicest staff in amsterdam!

The place is nice, seating is comfortable in coffeeshop context, and selection of produce is fine. However, the way you treat customers is not OK - when it is 2 degrees celcius outside, and you have customers sitting in your downstairs seating area, you DO NOT tell them they cannot close the front door, and do not force them to sit there with these doora wide open! Ridiculous behavior, invest in proper ventilation if you need to circulate the air from the premises but do not leave the clients that pay for you business to operate freezing (in summer it would be fine, but when it is cold outside this is far from being acceptable).

Good stuff, reasonable prices, nice options to choose from. Pre rolled joints are also nice

It feels a little bad when the staff serves you with black teeth and smoking a bottle.

My favorite coffeeshop in Amsterdam. I'm coming back here after 10 years. And a super welcoming environment, kindness and friendliness of the staff. Truly top quality products! Absurd. Thank you🌅🙏☯️

Absolutely top-notch! The atmosphere was super chill, the staff friendly, and the quality just perfect. Prices were fair, and the selection was on point.

Malana Cream available. Mimosa remarkable. Nepal pollen potent. Together with mold Afghan and Kashmir my favourites. Two lions Red Lebanon crimped in white linnen. not found for 40 years! Help!. ✌️🕊️

Relaxed place Bohemian Ambience Joints are OK reasonable price and quality ratio The music was not to my taste enough seats nice view by the window that can be opened a little for ventilation lovely place to smoke a joint Close to home.

Cheap, very chill, it was a good place to relax for a bit

The worst coffee shop ever in Amsterdam, I was extremely disturbed by the behaviour of your staff, who acted in a completely disrespectful, sexist, and racist manner towards a female customer. The customer in question was subjected to offensive comments by another a member of staff , which were all sexist and racially inappropriate. However, instead of addressing the harassment or offering support to the victim, your staff chose to defend the individual responsible for the comments and subsequently asked the woman to leave the premises. This not only worsened the situation but also made me feel even more alienated and unsafe. Such behaviour from both the customer and the staff is entirely unacceptable and deeply concerning. No one should be made to feel unwelcome or uncomfortable in your establishment, especially due to their gender or race. It is disheartening to see that, rather than upholding a standard of respect, your staff chose to side with the person causing harm. I strongly urge you to investigate this incident and take the necessary actions to ensure such behaviour is not tolerated in the future. This includes providing your staff with proper training on handling situations involving harassment and ensuring all customers are treated with the respect they deserve.

my local. its a great place. 2 mins from my home I am ever so grateful that they continually have the outdoor amnesia

Owner is a lovely man and staff are great was in it every day and night with my son on our recent trip great little coffee shop 👌👌 I’ll be back to visit again ☺️

Been coming to bluebird for 17 years and no coffeeshop can compare to bluebird for atmosphere and chilled vibes. The GOAT of coffeeshops

The best coffeeshop in Amsterdam. Good atmosphere although if you finish your drink they are waiting for you to leave now. If you try the muffins, I recommend that you wait for your digestion to take place.

Had a nice cup of coffee at Blue Bird! Friendly staff and a friendly atmosphere! Top!

Won’t complain about the prices Nice place to chill out relaxed good vibes. The bud is down to preference

Perfect combination of freshly made smoothie and traditional Thai breakfast

They have treated us very well and everything has been fantastic, the atmosphere is phenomenal.

All good for smoking at a good price and drinking anything hot or cold, ventilation not optimal but not a problem.

Extremely rude staff. We were refused entry to this coffee shop because, according to the staff, our Romanian IDs were “not valid.” This claim is completely false, as Romanian IDs are valid and accepted everywhere within the EU. This was an utterly baseless excuse, and the treatment we received felt discriminatory.I’ve been there multiple times and this never happened before.(products are pretty shitty too). Also the vibes and music are just weird, felt unsafe as a girl. I do not recommend.

The best, cheapest and most atmospheric, I love this coffee shop. I recommend

Good atmosphere and quality of the product, it is comfortable to stay

If you're on your way or nearby, be sure to stop by.

Very nice place not expensive and good weed nice atmosphere and the service just perfect sure I visit this place again ...

Great coffee, normal prices, quiet atmosphere, small downside on the Space muffin which had no effect on me (taken on an empty stomach). Special mention for the Ice cream cookie, I recommend it!

Great, I happened to be in the area and I thought most of the shops in the center were too expensive due to tourism. Was pleasantly surprised that the price is good, customer-friendly advice and good quality. Highly recommended.

My favourite in Amsterdam. Nice place to chill.

The coffee shops on several floors are always beautiful

Great variety of hashes, one of the best in that regard without a doubt Tiny but playful.

The cupcake does absolutely nothing. And neither do the joints. Get away from here, total scam

Tried 9 coffeeshops so far and this is one is just the best!!!! 10/10

Tourists accepted, quality and possibility of consuming on site.

Staff very cool. The quality is there. The atmosphere is okay. Close to the center, and Centraal Station. 10min. I discover it today and i recommand it.

I visited on Saturday 14/09, loved our service fro Francis she made a superb macchiato… my first joint in a cafe… was great so helpful and welcoming… loved the chilled out atmosphere see you again on the 7/10 when we come over again… thankyou for being totally wicked!

A local recommended this place to me and my friends while we were travelling saying that it was better than the touristy big brand of the city. Indeed, it was cheaper and the staff were very helpful. We had to walk a short while to get there, but it was well worth it.

Wonderful place with a great atmosphere, and lovely workers and delicious drinks. I go here every time I go to Amsterdam!

Nice friendly staff good atmosphere

So friendly and helpful. We went there to try a volcano vape for the first time and the budtenders walked us through it all and other guests helped too. Such a nice atmosphere. Decent menu as well

We had a lovely day and ended it there! It was really nice! Very nice team there!⚓️🌷🫶🛟🍀☕️

First time in a coffee shop. Very nice. Nothing cheap.

This is an interesting place with good supplies in the city center, a safe oasis for body and soul.

Very quick and easy experience using this coffee shop. Would highly recommend to any travellers.

Very nice coffee, a must-stop point for tourists and the super skunk is great for relaxing. very nice coffee, a must-pass point for tourists and the super skunk is great for relaxing.

The BlueBird is a classic. Nice menu and friendly service. The seating area is rather average and in warmer temperatures it can be very stuffy inside

Definitely the best shop in the center.

Cozy Place and fair prices. Good Coffee and Tea

Some from the Menü are good but Most are Not good cured and have Not nice terps.

This place could use a stoned-tourist- friendly menu.

Best smoothies with fresh fruits, as a coffeshop always chill, staff and service super as always.

Although things appear in the burger fever sometimes, the staff’s treatment is very bad, more than the description. It was the worst experience and I do not recommend it at all.

Definitely one of the best addresses in the city.

So the pancakes were 0815 from the supermarket.. the powdered sugar as well as the syrup... so all finished products 2/10 The cappuccino was fine 7/10 The weed strains are ok 7/10 Price performance 7/10

The best cannabis I ever had during my trip in the Netherlands was the “Tropicana Cherry” 🍒 hybrid bought from Bluebird. Definitely worth the price! As a medical cannabis patient with chronic fatigue, this strain tasted absolutely delicious in my vaporizer and gave me the much needed energy boost for my touristy adventures. I didn’t eat here as I am allergic to too many things but they still deserve 5 starts across the board from me for the service. Very respectful “bouncer” who checks IDs right as customers enter, which I appreciate. There was a bit of a line but it moved rather quickly. As a first time customer I had some questions and wasn’t sure about what to select. The sales person behind the counter was very patient and talked me through my order with kindness. I had a random question to the barista and she answered it very politely, even though I wasn’t getting anything to eat or drink. I sat outside on the surprisingly comfortable chair and had a great little break from being a tourist. Very happy to have discovered this place spontaneously.

Friendly staff and very reasonable prices

So this a hidden gem so much so it gives speakeasy vibes. Perfect ambience, attentive & knowledgeable staff, with stellar selection of goodies, drinks and food. …trust me it is worth it. (::Warning story to follow of the customer service::) Numerous times have I come. But first time, tonight I met the most adorable woman bartender. She was able to grab my attention (while i looked off into oblivion and tried not to stare), as my socially awkward self stumbles through words she was able to offer prerolls. She was sweet and handled my shyness business appropriately and with understanding it seems. Very kind, will return and get goosebumps every-time but now went off to chase the sunset. Had to write it sorry.

Both times I came I brought my own stuff, but their food and coffee is great, the employees are all really nice and the vibe is 10/10 to just lounge for hours.

They made no effort to understand me with my limited English and the fact that the "watchman" spoke Spanish... I felt watched... As if he were going to take away the bowl of tobacco that was on the table or take away María's cigarette... I don't think I'll go any more, even if I go to Amsterdam... There are not only joints and prostitutes...

Established in 1982! I visited this cafe based on recommendation. If you don't smoke like me the Volcano vape is exactly what you are looking for. I enjoyed 90 mins here; the music, conversations, hand-painted walls and people watching outside all made the experience memorable. They have a very good ventilation system and I saw them ID check people who looked under-age, also very good. GO HERE!

Really liked the vibe of this one - felt a bit more grown up

great coffee/ weed shop in Amsterdam. cheap prices, and they also have volcanos for use . would recommend

Rather small and tobacco and not allowed

very good lounge with outdoor tables, I really like the place to chill and come and drink a hot chocolate or sip a juice

The stuff was among the most well trained and friendliest of all the city. The coffee is amazing and the atmosphere is really cool. It's among one of the most pleasant places to stay at in Amsterdam.

Busy place but i understand why.The atmosphere is very relaxed.Staff was kind and helpful.

The atmosphere in here is perfect, the staff are happy and friendly.The hot drinks are lovely and priced more than reasonably. Best coffee shop in Amsterdam, can’t wait to come back.

Good place to relax and have a good coffee

Nice old skool coffee. Been going there since 1996. Still very enjoyable!

Bluebird is one of the two best coffeshops in Amsterdam in my opinion. You can charge your phones, toilet reasonable clean, very nice staff and mostly nice music. Weeds also good.

I've never had a better experience buying weed and the quality compared to the price is the best ;-).

Would highly recommend going to this place as a tourist. They have a wide variety of strains and spacecakes, and are very knowledgeable. Be warned though if you are inexperienced, the spacecakes are very strong

The best coffeeshop in the city. Super friendly staff. Amazing weed and absolutely top notch joints

I spent a lot of time here as a tourist, would highly recommend. They have good quality weed, hashish and edibles for good prices. They play relaxing music as well. It's a central location but slightly off the beaten track. Their edibles are strong and worth the money. It has a good atmosphere.

Bluebird Coffeeshop was our "home" base on our trip 💚 Staff were welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable each time we visited. Lovely atmosphere, great product, great coffee and great music every time. Perfect. Will be back next trip ✌️

I also had a bad experience with the short bearded guy. Not friendly. For me the shop has lost his magic.

One of the best cards you can find in A'dam.

Best Volcanos?! Insane quality’s James is the man top G

Favorite coffee shop out of the several I tried, only one I went to more than once